PHOTOS: Indian bowlers mauled in Aus warm-up game

PHOTOS: Indian bowlers mauled in Aus warm-up game

India's bowlers took a beating and pacer Ishant Sharma failed to complete six overs as a Cricket Australia Chairman's XI rattled up 398 for six declared on the first day of the tourists' opening match in Australia on Thursday.

India won the toss and chose to bowl first in the two-day tour match at Manuka Oval, one of two warm-up matches they will play in the Australian capital before the first of four Tests starts on December 26 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

PHOTOS: Indian bowlers mauled in Aus warm-up game

Opener Wes Robinson smashed 143, but South Australia's Tom Cooper, who has played for the Netherlands in One-day internationals, bettered that with a brutal unbeaten 182 off 194 balls with 24 fours and three sixes. The pair shared a partnership of 226.